William R (Bill) was born 1908 in TN, and died Unknown.
He married Bessie Ward 1930 in Anderson Co, TN, daughter of
Thomas Ward and Mary Roysden.

More About William R (Bill) Brown:
Occupation: Coal Miner

Notes for Bessie Ward:
Appalachian Observer - Aug 8, 1990

Bessie Ward Brown, 76, of the Brown's Flat community,
Briceville Rt 1, died Aug 1, 1990 at Methodist Medical Center of Oak
Ridge. She was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Ellen Roysden Ward.
A homemaker, Mrs Brown was a member of Walden View Baptist Church.
Her husband, William (Bill) Brown, preceded her in death. A brother;
Fred Ward; and a sister, Martha Beach, also died earlier. Survivors
include five sons and daughters in law; Elmer and Annette Brown of
Maryville, John L and Joanne Brown of Clinton, William and Bobbie
Brown of Briceville, and Leon and Carl Brown, both of Brown's Flat;
four daughters, Cora Milam of Cleveland, OH, Mrs David (Glenna)
Carroll and Mrs Ed (Wilma) Braden, both of Oliver Springs, and Mrs
Earl (Zena) Bailey of the Laurel Grove community; two sisters, Della
Brown of Lake City and Nellie Wilson of Jacksboro; 34 grandchildren;
20 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild. Funeral services
were held Sunday at Indian Bluff Baptist Church in the Graves Gap
community, near Briceville. The Rev Edwin Phillips, the Rev Virgil
Tackett, and the Rev Ernest Ward officiated. Burial was in Brown
Cemetery in Briceville.

More About Bessie Ward:
Burial: Brown Cemetery, Anderson Co, TN

Children of William Brown and Bessie Ward are:
2i.Ernest (Earnest)5 Brown, born January 13, 1931; died August 20,
1983 in Briceville, Anderson Co, TN. He married Reba Nell Randolph July 01, 1952
in Anderson Co, TN.

6v.Glenna Faye Brown, born February 08, 1942 in Anderson Co, TN;
died June 21, 2005 in Lake City, Anderson Co, TN. She married David Ray Carroll Bef. 1968.

Notes for Glenna Faye Brown:
Glenna Faye Carroll, age 63, of Lake City, passed away June 21, 2005
at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. She was a member of Brown's Flat
Baptist Church. She loved listening to gospel music. She was a loving wife, mother,
and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents; Bill and Bessie Ward
Brown; sister, Mary Lou Brown; brothers, Merlin, Leon, Ernest, Virgil, Claiborne,
and Franklin Brown. She is survived by her husband; David Ray Carroll, Sr of Lake
City; daughters, Mary Carroll of Clinton, Betsy Carroll of Lake City and Misty
Yearwood and husband, Greg of Madisonville; sons, David Ray Carroll, Jr and
wife, Lisa of Clinton, Ray Carroll and wife, Beth of Briceville, Ronnie Carroll and
wife, Dweda of Oak Ridge and Riley Carroll and wife, Suzanne of Oliver Springs;
13 grandchildren; sisters, Zenna Mae Bailey of Briceville, Wilma Braden of Oliver
Springs, Cora Milam of OH; brothers, William Brown, Carl Brown, and John L
Brown, all of Briceville, and Elmer Brown of Maryville; several nieces and nephews
and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were June 23 at the Brown's
Flat Baptist Church with the Rev Jay Braden officiating. Internment was in the Brown's
Flat Church Cemetery. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

More About Glenna Faye Brown:
Burial: Brown Cemetery, Anderson Co, TN

7vi.Merlyn L Brown, born June 19, 1944; died July 06, 1967.
He married Kay Seiber.

13xii.William Brown, born Private. He married (1) Bobbie Phillips.
14xiii.Wilma Brown, born Private. She married James Edward (Ed) Braden.
15xiv.Zenna Mae Brown, born Private. She married Earl Bailey.
16xv.John Lewis Brown, born Private. He married JoAnn Aslinger.